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Japan ( Nippon/Nihon, literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated east of the Korean peninsula on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. Its name, often translated as "The Land of the Rising Sun", comes from China and refers to Japan's eastward position relative to the Asian continent. Before Japan had relations with China, it was known as Yamato . Wa was a name early China used to refer to Japan, around the time of the Three Kingdoms Period.
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